KYREADME.txt explains the layout of KY.xls, KY.csv and KY.zip (xls is the Microsoft Excel
version, csv is the comma separated variable version, and zip is the zipped version of the .csv
version and this readme file).  These files contains Kentucky precinct election data from the
2000 federal general election.

Use and Attribution: All data are free and may be distributed as long as no charge is imposed and
this readme file is included with the data.  If you use the data, please include this citation: David
Lublin and D. Stephen Voss. 2001.  "Federal Elections Project." American University,
Washington, DC and the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.  We would greatly appreciate
it if you would mail us hard copies of any paper written utilizing these data sets. You can send
copies to: David Lublin, Department of Government, School of Public Affairs, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. 

Funding for the Federal Elections Project was provided by the Political Science Program of the
Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation (Award
#99-85999).

Case Identification:
CID is a case identification number used by the Federal Elections Project. 

Geography Identification:
STFIPS is the State FIPS Code (21 for KY).
CTYFIPS is the County FIPS Code.
CTYNAME is the County name.
PCTNUM is the number of the precinct, when applicable.
PRECINCT is the precinct name, when applicable.
CD is the Congressional District.

Votes for U.S. President:
GORE is votes for Al Gore (Democrat).
BUSH is votes for George W. Bush (Republican).
BUCHANAN is votes for Pat Buchanan (Reform).
PHILLIPS is votes for Howard Phillips (Write-In).
HAGELIN is votes for John Hagelin (Natural Law).
BROWNE is votes for Harry Browne (Libertarian).
NADER is votes for Ralph Nader (Green).

Votes for U.S. House:
CONGDEM is votes for the Democratic candidate.
     Brian S. Roy in District 1
     Brian Pedigo in District 2
     Eleanor Jordan in District 3
     Ken Lucas in District 4
     Sidney Jane Bailey in District 5
     Scotty Baesler in District 6

CONGREP is votes for the Republican candidate
     Edward Whitfield in District 1
     Ron Lewis in District 2
     Anne Meagher Northup in District 3
     Don Bell in District 4 
     Harold "Hal" Rogers in District 5
     Ernie Fletcher in District 6
CONGREF is votes for the Reform candidate
     Gatewood Galbraith in District 6
CONGLIB is votes for the Libertarian candidate
     Michael A. Kirkman in District 2
     Donna Wlaker Mancini in District 3
     Alan Handleman in District 4
     Joseph Novak in District 6    
CONGGRN is votes for the Green Candidate
     Ken Sain in District 4

